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Nelson Cooley Merrill 1846–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 December 1846

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 8 July 1881

Death Location: Jasper County, MS, Mississippi, USA

Father: Abel Merrill

Mother: Mary Cooley

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Nelson Cooley Merrill was born in 1846 in Mississippi, the child of Abel Merrill And Mary Elizabeth Eliza Cooley. In 1860, Nelson Cooley Merrill resided in Davisville, Jasper, Mississippi, USA. In 1870, Nelson Cooley Merrill resided in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, U. Nelson Cooley Merrill passed away in 1881 in Jasper County, MS, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Nelson Cooley Merrill was born in 1846 in Mississippi, the child of Abel Merrill And Mary Elizabeth Eliza Cooley.
  • In 1860, Nelson Cooley Merrill resided in Davisville, Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1870, Nelson Cooley Merrill resided in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, U.
  • Nelson Cooley Merrill passed away in 1881 in Jasper County, MS, Mississippi, USA.

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Nelson Merrill's Ancestors

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Nelson Merrill
1846–1881
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Abel Merrill
1793–1866
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth (Eliza)) Cooley
1804–1873
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Charles Merrill
1761–1822
Jersey Settlement, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Virginia (Elizabeth Jane "Betsy") EASLEY
1770–1843
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
William (C) Cooley
1780–
Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Bounds
1784–1858
Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jemima Smith
1728–1803
Ann Gowen
1750–1801
John\* Bounds\Bownds
1735–1800
Mary Wilson
1746–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Smith
1709–1794
Anna Mershon
1709–1785
WILLIAM Jr.
1710–1792
SARAH ALLEN
1726–1785
Sarah Dykes
1697–1740

Nelson Merrill's Timeline

4 Records

1846
22 December 1846
Birth of Nelson Cooley Merrill in Mississippi
Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 14
Nelson Cooley Merrill resided here in Davisville, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Davisville, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
Nelson Cooley Merrill resided here in South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1881
8 July 1881
Age 35
Death of Nelson Cooley Merrill in Jasper County, MS, Mississippi, USA
Jasper County, MS, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1846
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Davisville, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: South East Beat, Claiborne, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1881
    Event Place: Jasper County, MS, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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